1. U.S. President Donald Trump has lashed out at Japan and China, saying they devalue their currencies. It was his first direct criticism of Japan’s currency policy since his inauguration.
2. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly has described President Donald Trump’s order to bar people from 7 Middle Eastern and African countries from entering the United States is a “temporary pause” to allow a review of the existing immigration system.
3. Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has requested that Pope Francis visit the country to help realize a world without nuclear weapons.
日: 2017年2月1日
January 31, Tuesday, 2017 (2:00 p.m.) Read by Ms. Risa Shimizu and Ms. Fumiko Konoe
- U.S. President Donald Trump has blamed protesters for the growing chaos at U.S. airports after he signed an executive order to tighten anti-terrorism measures.
- Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says he plans to tell U.S. President Donald Trump at their upcoming summit that Japanese firms are contributing to the U.S. economy.
- Honda Motor and General Motors will jointly fuel cell power systems for next-generation eco-friendly vehicles.